Marcelin, Saskatchewan

Marcelin
Village
Marcelin
Location of Marcelin in Saskatchewan
Marcelin
Marcelin (Canada)
Coordinates: 52°55′37″N 106°47′28″W / 52.927°N 106.791°W / 52.927; -106.791
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 16
Rural Municipality Blaine Lake No. 434
Post office Founded 1904
Government
 • Mayor Norman Desjardins
 • Administrator Leanne McCormick
 • Governing body Marcelin Village Council
Area
 • Total 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 158
 • Density 119.5/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code S0J 1R0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 40
Highway 786
Website Official website
[2][3][4]

Marcelin is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada within the rural municipality of Blaine Lake No. 434. It was named after the first postmaster Antoine Marcelin in 1904.[2]

It is the administrative headquarters of the Muskeg Lake Cree First Nations band government.[5] During World War II, the Muskeg Lake reserve had the highest rates of Indigenous enlistment in the country, and Mary Greyeyes became the first First Nations woman to enlist in the Canadian Forces.[6]

Demographics

In 2011 Marcelin had 158 people living in a total of 95 private dwellings.[1]

Canada census – Marcelin, Saskatchewan community profile
2011 2006
Population: 158 (-6.5% from 2006) 169 (-1.2% from 2001)
Land area: 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population density: 119.5/km2 (310/sq mi) 127.8/km2 (331/sq mi)
Median age: 55.0 (M: 53.8, F: 55.2) 47.1 (M: 47.0, F: 47.2)
Total private dwellings: 95 83
Median household income:
References: 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  2. 1 2 National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 2007-04-21. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  5. ↑ http://www.muskeglake.com/
  6. ↑ 1936-, Poulin, Grace, (2007). Invisible women : WWII Aboriginal servicewomen in Canada. [Thunder Bay, Ont.]: D.G. Poulin. ISBN 9780978458508. OCLC 271429730.
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  9. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

Coordinates: 52°55′37″N 106°47′28″W / 52.927°N 106.791°W / 52.927; -106.791

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